Jeremy Lin

The Lakers signed rookies D'Angelo Russell and Larry Nance Jr. to multiyear, rookie-scale contracts before their summer league game Friday in Las Vegas. Russell, a 19-year-old guard from Ohio State, was selected with the second overall pick in June. His contract is likely to total $23 million, starting at $5.1 million for the upcoming season. Nance, son of former Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns All-Star Larry Nance Sr., was taken 27th out of Wyoming via the Houston Rockets selection acquired by the Lakers in the Jeremy Lin trade last summer. The 22-year-old forward is under contract for approximately $5.9 million. Only the first two years of Russell's and...

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